Rights and obligations of third States participating in a PESCO project
Article 4
1. The participation of a third State in a PESCO project shall respect the arrangements concluded by the project members among themselves for the management of the project in accordance with Article 4(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2018/909. A third State participating in a PESCO project shall have the rights and obligations determined in an administrative arrangement as referred to in Article 2(6) of this Decision to be entered into by the project members, acting unanimously, and that third State. Such rights and obligations must respect the general conditions set out in Article 3 of this Decision and may include the following areas: (a) attendance by the third State at meetings convened in the framework of the PESCO project; (b) roles and responsibilities to be exercised by the third State participating in the PESCO project; (c) scope of involvement of the third State in the decision-making process within the PESCO project; (d) scope and areas of information-sharing between the project members and the third State participating in the PESCO project. 2. The invited third State may take part in the decision-making process for the implementation of the project, taking account of its contribution. The arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 shall fully respect the decision-making autonomy of the Union as well as the rights and obligations of the participating Member States, including as regards safeguarding the control of a project and its results within the PESCO framework and decision-making on potential new project members, in accordance with Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315, which establishes PESCO, and with the common set of governance rules for PESCO projects set out in Decision (CFSP) 2018/909.